As the sporting world trains its eyes on Homestead, Fla., for the Nov. 16-18
Ford Championship Weekend—NASCAR's series-crowning race in the Chase for the
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, and the Busch and Craftsman Truck series finales—some of
NASCAR's most prominent figures will focus on a South American country located
2000 miles away.

Montoya and friends will gather at Miami's Karu & Y restaurant from 7-11 p.m. in
an event open to the public for a $500 charitable donation. Activities for the
gala include dinner, a silent auction, a fashion show and an unplugged
presentation from Juanes.

"We're very grateful that Homestead-Miami Speedway and NASCAR have shown a lot
of interest in our event," said Claudia Giardinella, event coordinator for the
gala. "To have Juan Pablo so involved—and through him, to have NASCAR
involved—is huge.

"The Hispanic community in the U.S. is showing a lot of interest in NASCAR,
which is not a traditional Hispanic sport. When we approach donors and tell them
that Juan Pablo Montoya, Homestead-Miami Speedway and NASCAR are helping us,
they are very impressed, very interested and they want to participate."

As the first Latin-born NEXTEL Cup driver, Montoya and friends aim to educate
NASCAR fans about the problems facing their home country, which has been engaged
in civil war for four decades, with violence, illegal drug production and human
rights violations very common.

The black-tie gala event will benefit the non-profit organizations of five
famous Colombians: "Formula Smiles," founded by Montoya and wife Connie;
“Fundación Mi Sangre," founded by Juanes; “Give to Colombia,” founded by Orlando
Ayala, Microsoft VP of Sales, Marketing and Service; “Colombianitos,” founded by
CNN International anchor Ángela Patricia Janiot; and “United for Colombia,”
founded by Latin American activist Gabriela Febres Cordero. The groups are
coordinating for the first time to raise money to contribute to the prosperity
and development of vulnerable communities in Colombia, via high-impact efforts
in the country.

“Colombia has been under violent conflict for the last 40 years,” Giardinella
said. “These organizations have benefited thousands of children, internally
displaced and disabled persons, female head-of-households and rural low-income
communities in Colombia in the areas of health, education, nutrition and social
development.”

Tickets for BeLIVE 2007 are available to the public for $500. For more
information, please visit
www.BeLiveColombia.org or call (305)